Hope and healing. If you've ever experienced a trauma, you need both.
But how do you know when healing has actually begun? For Capt Amanda Yashack, United States Air Force Reserve, the genesis of the hope and healing that she so desperately needed could have easily gone unnoticed. It began in the back of a church after Sunday services, as a stranger offered Amanda a tissue and sat silently with her as she cried.
In the previous episode, Amanda shared the first part of her story, which centered on the trauma she experienced as a result of a sexual assault. If you missed that part of her story, be sure to go back and take a listen. As I mentioned last episode, if you or someone you know has been sexually assaulted, please get help. Consider starting with the National Sexual Assault Hotline. They offer confidential 24/7 support, and their number is 800-656-4673.
In this episode, Amanda concludes her story by sharing how God began to radically heal her heart and change her life through a series of events.
As you listen to Amanda’s story of military life at the intersection of faith, family, and profession, here are a few questions to ponder:
In this episode, Amanda also mentioned:
An OCF Milestone Moment: The Inaugural Global Town Hall
Part 3: Spiritual Formation: A Counter-Cultural Approach to Spiritual Renewal
Part 2: Spiritual Formation: A Counter-Cultural Approach to Spiritual Renewal
Part 1: Spiritual Formation: A Counter-Cultural Approach to Spiritual Renewal
“Practice what we profess”: Three leadership principles for the Christian in the military
“Get your emotions to work for you”: Understanding emotional intelligence as a military leader
“Camouflage Christian”: Living for Christ while serving in the military
"Understand your why”: Following Jesus’ example of servant leadership
Establishing “foundations of resilience”: Learning how to bounce back after trauma
"Take the biblical viewpoint”: Reframing parents’ conversations with kids about sex
"Struggling in silence”: Talking through God’s design for sexuality and the single womanStruggling in silence
"Pursue at all costs”: Solutions, healing, & recovery from porn addiction
“Rebuilding your beliefs on a foundation of truth”: Understanding betrayal trauma
“On your terms or God’s terms”: Digging deeper into God’s design for the human mind
“There is hope”: Recovering from pornography addiction
Season 4 Introduction
(S3:E12) Part 3: When your job and your faith are at odds / Lead to serve, serve to lead
(S3:E11) Part 2: How to accept failure as a leader / Lead to serve, serve to lead
(S3:E10) Part 1: Being a leader of character / Lead to serve, serve to lead
(S3:E9) “Pursue God… no matter where you are”: Finding fellowship beneath the sea
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